The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-11-17
MARIETTA MATTERS,

WANTED Two or three good two mule
teams at Brumbys Chair Factory.
Several Boardels can find accomoda-
tons short distance out OF town, at So 90
per week. ADDRESS Box "a, Marietta.
Bring your goose wings to j. j. N -rth-
cults store, will pay You the same as last
year. Only white wanted.
We learn that Messrs. H S. &D.N
Anderson will build two nice residences on
the Welch lots next Spring.
Mr.. H. S. Anderson arrived last Satur-
day from Waxahache Texas, and will make
Marietta his future home.
Rev, Dr. Dean, for fly years mis-
sionary in foreign lands, preached at the
Methodist Church last Sunday morning.
Mr. j. B. Warren sold bale of cotton
in Acworth and wrapped $50 20 in cotton
bill and started to the cotton gin and lost it
Mr. John Tate killed a pig ten mouths
old last week that weighed 272 pounds.
That shows up well or pork raising.
Mr.. Lawrence Hunt has in his garden
June apple trees which have grown the sec
ond crop OF apples this ear.
Mr. r. E. Lawhon moved his family
from Atlanta last week, and occupy the
brick residence on Atlanta street, recently
vacated by Mr. Geo. s Owen.
Another quarry OF green marble, few
miles from Canton directly on the NJ & N
G. II. R has been discovered, and is said
to be OF Il very fine quality.
Mr. Henry NJ Kemp and Mr. Bud Ev-
ans have rented the house occupied by Miss
NARROW for next year and will move here to
educate their children Our splendid
schools both male and female are bound
to attract attention and add to our popula.
ton.
Go to Stephens Brothers for tender
steak Telephone u.
500 over coats at Hirschs.
Three large five cent bars of soap for
dime at McCutche )n's.
Mr. James U. Jackson, of Augusta.
Ga has been elected Vice President of the
Marietta Il North Ga Railroad. 1t is said
the line will be extended both to Knoxville
and Atlanta as rapidly as money can effect
tie work
Mr. A. Nj Roberts, of this county, LETT
with us last Saturday some o. the finest turn
fps we ever saw. They were of the man.
moth and strap Leaf varieties One meas
ured u inches in diameter and "a inches in
circumference. The seed were sown in Ju.
y and the growth oil the crop has been mar
velous
Miss Addie Davis, of Bsrtow county,
was married to Mr. A. B. Small. of Macon,
on the 10th inst. Among the numerous
bridal presents, was purse of several
thousand dollars in god from the parents
Of the bride Tie bride is the sister OF
Mrs I. H. Shockley, of Marietta, aad ha2
frequently visited our city.
The brick dwelling, near town, belong
ing to the esta of the late Mr. Dix Fetch
er, was destroyed by fire on last Sunday al
ternocn The fire caught near one OF the
chimnies and burned very rapidly The
house was occupied by colored tami' y who
saved all their household goods. Some
twelve bushels of cotton seed in the base
ment were Datned.
Col. L n. Trammeii moved bis family
to Marietta this week. The Colonel was =
good, liberal and progressive citizen and
ever ready TO do his share in anything which
promised good to our town or people. and
will often be missed IA the hereafter There
is not another man in our midst whose re-
moval. the Argus would more earnestly re-
gtet.- Dalton argus.
Ladies cloaks aud wraps cheap at
H.RsCH's
The best beef in the city at Stephens
Brothers market
Place your orders for meats of all kinds
with Stephens Brothers
Fifty pounds wool rolls al NcCutcheon' 5
-DIED-At his home, near Gadsden,
Ala on the 10Th of October, 1887, Mr.
Henry H. Massey. lie resided in Nariet
ia many years before the war He MARI, d
Flr. William Thomas daughter o. this coun-
~. and afterwards moved to Alabama.
where he engaged in farming and prospered
lie leaves a wife and several married chill
lren, lie was an uncle of Mr. j. A. Mas
sey of the JOURNAL, and is well known to
many of our Oldest citizens He was an
upright and honorable man. whose charac-
ter was without stain and whose life was
correct, Just and true
When merchant fails there is much
excited comment and everybody posses the
matter trppingly from tongue to tongue
hut when Woodworking farmer fails, owing
TO time prices short crops and debt there
is nothing wonderful its a matter of course
ia, ming don't pay, you know" when
the truth is there are fewer failures among
farmers than any other class of people
God bless the produ er--the farmer he
feeds the world When his honest toll is
not rewarded by well filed cribs, barns. and
purse he has our profoundest sympathy.
II you want to save cost you had better
pay us a: once. HlRscH Il Sons.
- Bedsteads. Bureaus, Chairs, Mattresses,
&c, at Hirschs.
The place to buy shoes of all sorts and
sizes Al live and help live prices at Me
Cutcheon' 5.
Col. Geo I Gober one of the best So.
licitor Generals the Blue Ridge Circuit ever
had, was in town last Saturday represent
inc the State in the case OF Freeman Long
IS. the State, motion for new trial Col
Goher has filled with honor and distinction
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